The Iron County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a fatal accident at the Michigamme Reservoir Saturday in which a 22-year-old old Crystal Falls man was killed.
Local Three News quotes Sheriff Mark Valesano as saying the incident happened at approximately 10:50 p.m. Central Time.
It involved two watercraft that collided. The deceased man, whose name has not been released, was brought to shore following the collision and died on scene due to the injuries sustained.
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the incident.
The Iron County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by:
- Iron County Search and Rescue
- Michigan State Police
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Law Enforcement
- Aspirus Medivac
- Iron County Central Dispatch
- Crystal Falls Police Department
- Iron County Victim Advocates
